Luke 20
English Standard Version
The Authority of Jesus Challenged
20 (A)One day, (B)as Jesus[a] was teaching the people in the temple and preaching the gospel, (C)the chief priests and the scribes with the elders came up 2 and said to him, “Tell us (D)by what authority you do these things, or who it is that gave you this authority.” 3 He answered them, “I also will ask you a question. Now tell me, 4 was the baptism of John (E)from heaven or from man?” 5 And they discussed it with one another, saying, “If we say, ‘From heaven,’ he will say, (F)‘Why did you not believe him?’ 6 But if we say, ‘From man,’ all the people will stone us to death, for they are convinced that John was (G)a prophet.” 7 So they answered that they did not know where it came from. 8 And Jesus said to them, “Neither will I tell you by what authority I do these things.”
The Parable of the Wicked Tenants
9 (H)And he began to tell the people this parable: “A man planted (I)a vineyard and (J)let it out to tenants and (K)went into another country for a long while. 10 When the time came, he sent a servant[b] to the tenants, so that (L)they would give him some of the fruit of the vineyard. (M)But the tenants beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 (N)And (O)he sent another servant. But they also beat and (P)treated him shamefully, and sent him away empty-handed. 12 (Q)And he sent yet a third. This one also they wounded and cast out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, ‘What shall I do? I will send my (R)beloved son; perhaps they will respect him.’ 14 But when the tenants saw him, they said to themselves, (S)‘This is the heir. (T)Let us kill him, so that the inheritance may be ours.’ 15 And they (U)threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 (V)He will (W)come and destroy those tenants and (X)give the vineyard to others.” When they heard this, they said, “Surely not!” 17 But he (Y)looked directly at them and said, “What then is this that is written:
18 (AA)Everyone who falls on that stone will be broken to pieces, and when it falls (AB)on anyone, it will crush him.”
Paying Taxes to Caesar
19 (AC)The scribes and the chief priests sought to lay hands on him at that very hour, for they perceived that he had told this parable against them, but they feared the people. 20 (AD)So they (AE)watched him and sent spies, who (AF)pretended to be sincere, that they might (AG)catch him in something he said, so as to deliver him up to the authority and jurisdiction of (AH)the governor. 21 So they asked him, “Teacher, we know that you speak and teach rightly, and (AI)show no partiality,[d] but truly teach (AJ)the way of God. 22 Is it lawful for us to give (AK)tribute to (AL)Caesar, or not?” 23 But he perceived their (AM)craftiness, and said to them, 24 “Show me (AN)a denarius.[e] Whose likeness and inscription does it have?” They said, “Caesar's.” 25 He said to them, “Then (AO)render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's.” 26 And they were not able in the presence of the people (AP)to catch him in what he said, but marveling at his answer they became silent.
Sadducees Ask About the Resurrection
27 There came to him (AQ)some Sadducees, (AR)those who deny that there is a resurrection, 28 and they asked him a question, saying, “Teacher, Moses wrote for us (AS)that if a man's brother dies, having a wife but no children, the man[f] must take the widow and raise up offspring for his brother. 29 Now there were seven brothers. The first took a wife, and died without children. 30 And the second 31 and the third took her, and likewise all seven left no children and died. 32 Afterward the woman also died. 33 In the resurrection, therefore, whose wife will the woman be? For the seven had her as wife.”
34 And Jesus said to them, (AT)“The sons of this age (AU)marry and (AV)are given in marriage, 35 but those who are (AW)considered worthy to attain to (AX)that age and to the resurrection from the dead (AY)neither marry (AZ)nor are given in marriage, 36 for (BA)they cannot die anymore, because they are (BB)equal to angels and (BC)are (BD)sons of God, being (BE)sons[g] of the resurrection. 37 But that the dead are raised, (BF)even Moses showed, in (BG)the passage about the bush, where he calls (BH)the Lord the God of Abraham and the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob. 38 Now he is not God of the dead, but of the living, for all (BI)live to him.” 39 Then some of the scribes (BJ)answered, “Teacher, you have spoken well.” 40 For (BK)they no longer dared to ask him any question.
Whose Son Is the Christ?
41 (BL)But he said to them, “How can they say that (BM)the Christ is (BN)David's son? 42 For David himself says in the Book of Psalms,
(BO)“‘The Lord said to my Lord,
“Sit at my right hand,
43 until I make your enemies (BP)your footstool.”’
44 David thus calls him Lord, so (BQ)how is he his son?”
Beware of the Scribes
45 (BR)And in the hearing of all the people he said to his disciples, 46 “Beware of the scribes, who like to walk around in long robes, and love greetings in the marketplaces and the best seats in the synagogues and (BS)the places of honor at feasts, 47 (BT)who devour widows' houses and (BU)for a pretense make long prayers. They will receive the greater condemnation.”
Footnotes
- Luke 20:1 Greek he
- Luke 20:10 Or bondservant; also verse 11
- Luke 20:17 Greek the head of the corner
- Luke 20:21 Greek and do not receive a face
- Luke 20:24 A denarius was a day's wage for a laborer
- Luke 20:28 Greek his brother
- Luke 20:36 Greek huioi; see Preface
Job 8-10
English Standard Version
Bildad Speaks: Job Should Repent
8 Then (A)Bildad the Shuhite answered and said:
2 “How long will you say these things,
and the words of your mouth be a (B)great wind?
3 (C)Does God pervert justice?
Or does the Almighty pervert the right?
4 If your (D)children have sinned against him,
he has delivered them into the hand of their transgression.
5 If you will seek God
and (E)plead with the Almighty for mercy,
6 if you are pure and upright,
surely then he will (F)rouse himself for you
and (G)restore your rightful habitation.
7 And though your beginning was small,
(H)your latter days will be very great.
8 “For (I)inquire, please, of bygone ages,
and consider what (J)the fathers have searched out.
9 For we are but of yesterday and know nothing,
for our days on earth are (K)a shadow.
10 Will they not teach you and tell you
and utter words out of their understanding?
11 “Can papyrus grow where there is no marsh?
Can reeds flourish where there is no water?
12 While yet in flower and not cut down,
they (L)wither before any other plant.
13 Such are the paths of all who (M)forget God;
(N)the hope of (O)the godless shall perish.
14 His confidence is severed,
and his trust is (P)a spider's web.[a]
15 He leans against his (Q)house, but it does not stand;
he lays hold of it, but it does not endure.
16 He is a lush plant before the sun,
and his (R)shoots spread over his garden.
17 His roots entwine the stone heap;
he looks upon a house of stones.
18 If he is destroyed from his (S)place,
then it will deny him, saying, ‘I have never (T)seen you.’
19 Behold, this is the joy of his way,
and out of (U)the soil others will spring.
20 “Behold, God will not reject a blameless man,
nor take the hand of evildoers.
21 He will yet (V)fill your mouth with laughter,
and your lips with shouting.
22 Those who hate you will be (W)clothed with shame,
and the tent of the wicked will be no more.”
Job Replies: There Is No Arbiter
9 Then Job answered and said:
2 “Truly I know that it is so:
But how can a man be (X)in the right before God?
3 If one wished to (Y)contend with him,
one could not answer him once in a thousand times.
4 He is (Z)wise in heart and mighty in strength
—who has (AA)hardened himself against him, and succeeded?—
5 he who removes mountains, and they know it not,
when he overturns them in his anger,
6 who (AB)shakes the earth out of its place,
and (AC)its pillars tremble;
7 who commands the sun, and it does not rise;
who seals up the stars;
8 who alone (AD)stretched out the heavens
and trampled the waves of the sea;
9 who (AE)made (AF)the Bear and (AG)Orion,
the Pleiades (AH)and the chambers of the south;
10 who does (AI)great things beyond searching out,
and marvelous things beyond number.
11 Behold, he passes by me, and I (AJ)see him not;
he moves on, but I do not perceive him.
12 Behold, he snatches away; (AK)who can turn him back?
(AL)Who will say to him, ‘What are you doing?’
13 “God will not turn back his anger;
beneath him bowed the helpers of (AM)Rahab.
14 (AN)How then can I (AO)answer him,
choosing my words with him?
15 (AP)Though I am in the right, I cannot answer him;
I must (AQ)appeal for mercy to my accuser.[b]
16 If I summoned him and he answered me,
I would not believe that he was listening to my voice.
17 For he crushes me with a tempest
and multiplies my wounds (AR)without cause;
18 he will not let me get my breath,
but fills me with bitterness.
19 If it is a contest of (AS)strength, behold, he is mighty!
If it is a matter of justice, who can (AT)summon him?[c]
20 Though I am in the right, (AU)my own mouth would condemn me;
though I am blameless, he would prove me perverse.
21 I am (AV)blameless; I regard not myself;
I (AW)loathe my life.
22 It is all one; therefore I say,
‘He (AX)destroys both the blameless and the wicked.’
23 When (AY)disaster brings sudden death,
he mocks at the calamity[d] of the innocent.
24 (AZ)The earth is given into the hand of the wicked;
he (BA)covers the faces of its judges—
(BB)if it is not he, who then is it?
25 “My (BC)days are swifter than (BD)a runner;
they flee away; they see no good.
26 They go by like (BE)skiffs of reed,
like (BF)an eagle swooping on the prey.
27 If I say, (BG)‘I will forget my complaint,
I will put off my sad face, and (BH)be of good cheer,’
28 I become (BI)afraid of all my suffering,
for I know you will not (BJ)hold me innocent.
29 I shall be (BK)condemned;
why then do I labor in vain?
30 If I wash myself with snow
and (BL)cleanse my hands with lye,
31 yet you will plunge me into a pit,
and my own clothes will (BM)abhor me.
32 For he is not a man, as I am, that I might answer him,
that we should (BN)come to trial together.
33 (BO)There is no[e] arbiter between us,
who might lay his hand on us both.
34 (BP)Let him take his (BQ)rod away from me,
and let (BR)not dread of him terrify me.
35 Then I would speak without fear of him,
for I am not so in myself.
Job Continues: A Plea to God
10 “I (BS)loathe my life;
I will give free utterance to my (BT)complaint;
I will speak in (BU)the bitterness of my soul.
2 I will say to God, Do not (BV)condemn me;
let me know why you (BW)contend against me.
3 (BX)Does it seem good to you to oppress,
to despise (BY)the work of your hands
(BZ)and favor the designs of the wicked?
4 Have you (CA)eyes of flesh?
(CB)Do you see as man sees?
5 Are your days as the days of man,
or your (CC)years as a man's years,
6 that you (CD)seek out my iniquity
and search for my sin,
7 although you (CE)know that I am not guilty,
and there is (CF)none to deliver out of your hand?
8 (CG)Your hands fashioned and made me,
and now you have destroyed me altogether.
9 Remember that you have made me like (CH)clay;
and will you return me to the (CI)dust?
10 Did you not pour me out like milk
and curdle me like cheese?
11 You clothed me with skin and flesh,
and knit me together with bones and sinews.
12 You have granted me life and steadfast love,
and your care has preserved my spirit.
13 Yet these things you hid in your heart;
I know that (CJ)this was your purpose.
14 If I sin, you (CK)watch me
and do not (CL)acquit me of my iniquity.
15 (CM)If I am guilty, woe to me!
If I am (CN)in the right, I cannot lift up my head,
for I am filled with disgrace
and (CO)look on my affliction.
16 And were my head lifted up,[f] you would hunt me like (CP)a lion
and again work (CQ)wonders against me.
17 You renew your (CR)witnesses against me
and increase your vexation toward me;
you (CS)bring fresh troops against me.
18 (CT)“Why did you bring me out from the womb?
Would that I had died before any eye had seen me
19 (CU)and were as though I had not been,
carried from the womb to the grave.
20 (CV)Are not my days few?
(CW)Then cease, and leave me alone, (CX)that I may find a little cheer
21 before I go—and (CY)I shall not return—
to the land of (CZ)darkness and (DA)deep shadow,
22 the land of gloom like thick darkness,
like deep shadow without any order,
where light is as thick darkness.”
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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